Every time an trader/investor puts their own money into a trade,
they immediately become involved, often emotionally with the outcome.
Traders should always measure the risk, and the reward
before entering into a new position.
What price gains are they looking to achieve by entering the market now.
If they enter a trade at this price, what price are they looking to get out at ?
Often the sense of potential reward ,overwhelms the initial purchase.
Dollar signs start flashing, and it is hard not to get caught up in the excitement.
You are now in the market, with a chance to make a lot of money.
Now look at the reverse side of the same coin.
The new purchase immediately puts the trader at the whim of the market.
Most traders believe passionately that they are right.
But when the market suddenly and sharply goes in the opposite direction than they had planned,
they find themselves in the situation where they could lose a lot of money.
What will they do ?
Do they place their stop, and immediately get out?
Do they double down, and $ cost more into the trade,
hoping the market will bail them out ?
Trading should not be a random event.
Like planning your vacation, when you didn't know your destination.
Successful traders, those who continually there their own capital to risk,
know ahead of time two separate numbers.
What price they plan to enter the market at, and what price to exit.
That is measuring measuring risk/ reward, perhaps the most critical component of the trade.
As an example, Nasdaq 100 last week,broke back successfully into the prior pattern,
( As Shown in Chart Illustration) which is a bullish event.
It signifies that the breakdown out of that pattern previously may have been false, a potential bear trap.
Now if you are a trader holding short from below that pattern,
convinced the market is heading lower what will you do at this point ?
Are you going to let the market decide where it wants to take you, ( Random )
Or are you going to have had price parameters previously known ( Determined)
and simply exited your trade as planned.
Too often losing traders fall into the random event side of the equation.
And as they lose more and more money that way, they become emotional and even angry.
Obviously not a productive positive place to be in as a trader.
So do yourself a favor, the next time before you enter the trade
that you think is going to make you a small fortune.
Know what price you plan to ENTER the market and what price you plan to EXIT.
And place those numbers with a Good Till Cancel Order,on the books, on your account.
That way you are a determined trader,who knows upfront your reward,
instead of placing yourself in a random like event,
that could ultimately cost you the trader road kill, wrong place/wrong time/ loss of everything.
THE_UNWIND
1/6/19
NEW YORK
they immediately become involved, often emotionally with the outcome.
Traders should always measure the risk, and the reward
before entering into a new position.
What price gains are they looking to achieve by entering the market now.
If they enter a trade at this price, what price are they looking to get out at ?
Often the sense of potential reward ,overwhelms the initial purchase.
Dollar signs start flashing, and it is hard not to get caught up in the excitement.
You are now in the market, with a chance to make a lot of money.
Now look at the reverse side of the same coin.
The new purchase immediately puts the trader at the whim of the market.
Most traders believe passionately that they are right.
But when the market suddenly and sharply goes in the opposite direction than they had planned,
they find themselves in the situation where they could lose a lot of money.
What will they do ?
Do they place their stop, and immediately get out?
Do they double down, and $ cost more into the trade,
hoping the market will bail them out ?
Trading should not be a random event.
Like planning your vacation, when you didn't know your destination.
Successful traders, those who continually there their own capital to risk,
know ahead of time two separate numbers.
What price they plan to enter the market at, and what price to exit.
That is measuring measuring risk/ reward, perhaps the most critical component of the trade.
As an example, Nasdaq 100 last week,broke back successfully into the prior pattern,
( As Shown in Chart Illustration) which is a bullish event.
It signifies that the breakdown out of that pattern previously may have been false, a potential bear trap.
Now if you are a trader holding short from below that pattern,
convinced the market is heading lower what will you do at this point ?
Are you going to let the market decide where it wants to take you, ( Random )
Or are you going to have had price parameters previously known ( Determined)
and simply exited your trade as planned.
Too often losing traders fall into the random event side of the equation.
And as they lose more and more money that way, they become emotional and even angry.
Obviously not a productive positive place to be in as a trader.
So do yourself a favor, the next time before you enter the trade
that you think is going to make you a small fortune.
Know what price you plan to ENTER the market and what price you plan to EXIT.
And place those numbers with a Good Till Cancel Order,on the books, on your account.
That way you are a determined trader,who knows upfront your reward,
instead of placing yourself in a random like event,
that could ultimately cost you the trader road kill, wrong place/wrong time/ loss of everything.
THE_UNWIND
1/6/19
NEW YORK